Competitions · United States
Mini Minnesota Summer 2023
New Brighton, Minnesota · 1 July 2023 · 7 events · 20 competitors · 23 personal bests
Walker Welch won two of the seven events (5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Kaius Young by 0.68 seconds. 20 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Kya White took a Clock single of 45.26 down to 19.94, 56 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7×7 | Carter Bitz | 2:33.41 | 2:37.79 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Andy Wong | 20.83 | 24.64 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Evan Brown | 31 moves | 33.67 |
| Clock | Kaius Young | 3.74 | 4.82 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Carter Kucala | 2:48.98 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Walker Welch | 22:58.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Walker Welch | 10 of 11 cubes · 57:38 | — |
The PB harvest
23 set · 7 still standing- Shain Papalotl Longbehn — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 29 moves: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
- Ezra Lauritzson — Clock single 7.35: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
- Tyler Johnson — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 31 moves: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
- Brody Meschke — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 33 moves: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
- Eric Pfaffenbach — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 5 of 6 cubes · 54:43: into the top 47.6% of the event's history.
- Andy Wong — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 2 of 3 cubes · 2:53: into the top 80.3% of the event's history.
- Eric Pfaffenbach — 4×4 blindfolded single 18:30.00: into the top 86.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
20 competitors · 139 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
20 competitorsReading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.